Inning: 1 Kansas City Tyler Clarke pitching. Claude Franklin hits a home run. Jim Petrocelli grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Kull grounds out to the second baseman. Ty Skiff singles to center field. Steve Wheat singles to right field. Ty Skiff advances to third on the hit. Jimmy Ogrodowski strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Boston Chuck Nippert pitching. Rufino Herrmann grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bill Philley flies out to the left fielder. Wally Haynes hits a home run. Bill Simon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Len Rath walks. Greg Meier singles to left field. Chuck Nippert fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Chuck Nippert grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Len Rath advances to third on the play. Claude Franklin grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Tod Gullickson grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Puente walks. Bud Testa hits a home run. Tom Puente scores. John Landrum singles to center field. Tyler Clarke lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rufino Herrmann hits a home run. John Landrum scores. Bill Philley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jim Petrocelli strikes out. Tony Kull flies out to the right fielder. Ty Skiff flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Wally Haynes walks. Bill Simon singles in front of the left fielder. Tod Gullickson singles to right field. Wally Haynes scores. Bill Simon advances to third on the hit. Cliff Paulsen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tod Gullickson is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Tom Puente walks. Bud Testa flies out to the right fielder. John Landrum grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Steve Wheat strikes out. Jimmy Ogrodowski grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Len Rath pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Tyler Clarke grounds out to the shortstop. Rufino Herrmann singles to center field. Bill Philley flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Wally Haynes hits a home run. Rufino Herrmann scores. Harry Jeffcoat comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Simon pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Greg Meier grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Jeffcoat grounds out to the shortstop. Claude Franklin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Tod Gullickson grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Puente is hit by a pitch. Bud Testa strikes out. John Landrum singles past the second baseman. Tom Puente advances to third on the hit. Tyler Clarke strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jim Petrocelli grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tony Kull grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ty Skiff pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Rufino Herrmann pops out to the shortstop. Bill Philley strikes out. Wally Haynes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Steve Wheat grounds out to the third baseman. Jimmy Ogrodowski grounds out to the second baseman. Len Rath grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Bill Simon pops out to the shortstop. Tod Gullickson flies out to the center fielder. Tom Puente pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Greg Meier singles to right field. Tom Herndon is pinch hitting for Harry Jeffcoat. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tom Herndon grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Greg Meier is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. John Haas is pinch hitting for Claude Franklin. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Haas grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Tom Herndon is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jim Petrocelli flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Bob Linde pitching. Bud Testa singles to right field. Queenie Dickerson is pinch hitting for John Landrum. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bud Testa steals second. Queenie Dickerson flies out to the left fielder. Duke Knudsen is pinch hitting for Tyler Clarke. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Duke Knudsen flies out to the center fielder. Rufino Herrmann lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City George Pierzynski pitching. Tony Kull pops out to the third baseman. Ty Skiff walks. Dave Fowler is pinch hitting for Steve Wheat. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dave Fowler flies out to the left fielder. Jimmy Ogrodowski doubles to center field. Len Rath grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6 Boston total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Wally Haynes is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Mike Hall did not respond to coaching in control Doug Wilson improves in power_vs_lefty Steve Pfyl improves in contact_vs_righty Ike Woodall did not respond to coaching in range
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Johnny Parrish did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Moore improves in range Paul Byrd improves in power_vs_righty Harry Moore improves in power_vs_righty Paul Byrd improves in 2B